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There is not an extensive literature on street sweeping. Much of
the research that has been completed exists in the "gray" area of
technical reports and government documents. Furthermore, a great
deal of this research is locally based, and has not been widely
published. Indeed, our review of the scientific literature,
revealed that, while storm water quality has received a lot of
attention, few academicians have been involved in street sweeping
research per se. Thus, throughout our research into street we
sweeper effectiveness, sweeping protocols, and sweeping practices,
wished that there had been a book summarizing some of the important
issues associated with street sweeping. As our frustration grew, we
realized that we were uniquely poised to write such a book as our
research had encompassed a variety of different projects including
sweeper testing, waste management, and related storm water quality.
Also, early on in this exercise, we recognized that there was a
growing demand for information about street sweeping policies and
management, especially for studies focusing on the effectiveness of
different sweeping schedules, on waste management operations, and
on non-point, pollution reduction practices associated with storm
water runoff. It was abundantly clear that there was a profound
lack of research on street sweeping that could assist with
developing local, regional, or national policies. There was, in
effect, little guidance for city managers on these issues.
There is not an extensive literature on street sweeping. Much of
the research that has been completed exists in the "gray" area of
technical reports and government documents. Furthermore, a great
deal of this research is locally based, and has not been widely
published. Indeed, our review of the scientific literature,
revealed that, while storm water quality has received a lot of
attention, few academicians have been involved in street sweeping
research per se. Thus, throughout our research into street we
sweeper effectiveness, sweeping protocols, and sweeping practices,
wished that there had been a book summarizing some of the important
issues associated with street sweeping. As our frustration grew, we
realized that we were uniquely poised to write such a book as our
research had encompassed a variety of different projects including
sweeper testing, waste management, and related storm water quality.
Also, early on in this exercise, we recognized that there was a
growing demand for information about street sweeping policies and
management, especially for studies focusing on the effectiveness of
different sweeping schedules, on waste management operations, and
on non-point, pollution reduction practices associated with storm
water runoff. It was abundantly clear that there was a profound
lack of research on street sweeping that could assist with
developing local, regional, or national policies. There was, in
effect, little guidance for city managers on these issues.
What can we learn from the spatial patterns of disasters? What
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*Reflects 20 years of research advances across the physical and
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What can we learn from the spatial patterns of disasters? What
human and structural factors need to be addressed to explain hazard
vulnerability? As populations grow and the climate warms, how can
natural hazards be mitigated? Thoroughly revised and updated, and
now with a more global perspective, the second edition of this
accessible text provides an integrated framework for understanding
and managing natural hazards. Numerous case studies from around the
world illustrate the complexities of extreme geophysical events and
highlight their physical, social, political, and economic
dimensions. The text identifies essential principles for tackling
the fundamental causes of differential vulnerabilities that
perpetuate human distress, and for promoting recovery and
resilience. New to This Edition *New frameworks for understanding
human resilience and adaptive capacity in recovery, dynamics of
risk and uncertainty, and more. *Chapter on spatial and temporal
aspects of hazards. *Discussions of cutting-edge topics, such as
chronic disasters, controversies in international aid, and how
hazards affect regions differentially. *Many new case studies,
including Hurricanes Katrina and Charley, Superstorm Sandy, the
2011 Japan tsunami, Ecuador's chronic volcanic hazard, and others.
*Reflects 20 years of research advances across the physical and
social sciences, development trends, new technologies, and ongoing
global climate change.
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